![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I read this book on recommendation from the late great Wayne Dyer, and while it is overall very interesting and engaging, if you're expecting a coherent, linear and easy to follow narrative, this is definitely not one.Īnd it goes without saying, please don't eat any strange cactuses. Casteneda then wakes up a few hours later in the wilderness, completely dishevelled, confused and with no memory of how he got there. One of the teachings in the book describes Castaneda ingesting said plant and while being guided by don Juan, hallucinates that he's transformed into a bird and then flies out into the night. The author studies how to properly "befriend" a cactus common to Mexico and Arizona, the peyote "mescalito" which contains psychoactive qualities, particularly mescaline. In the summer of 1960, Carlos Casteneda, a UCLA anthropology student traveled to the southwest to do research on medicinal plants. Similar to the work of Don Miguel Ruiz who shares Toltec wisdom in his 'Four Agreements', Carlos promises to share sacred knowledge acquired through years of research and study. In a story that seems stranger than fiction, Carlos becomes an apprentice of don Juan and spends years with him, studying the art of a Yaqui shaman. It is the first in a series of books written by Carlos Castaneda describing the customs and life of one don Juan Matus, a Yaqui Indian Sorcerer from Sonara, Mexico. This 1968 book was first published as a work of anthropology. And there I travel, looking, looking, breathlessly." - Don Juan There I travel, and the only worthwhile challenge is to traverse its full length. "For me there is only the travelling on paths that have heart, on any path that may have heart. ![]()
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